Videos

Hennings Haus: Program 01: (Click here.)

The children meet Henning for the first time. Early one morning, Henning wakes up in his house. He sets off down a county lane on his unicycle, and after falling off the bike, he forgets his name. A group of children try to help him. We learn everyone’s name and where all the children live. Then, Henning gives them the challenge of finding his house. The children search the neighborhood, counting numbers on the gates of houses, and looking at the different colored doors. At last, from the top of an old mill, they spy Henning’s house on the railway line…it is a brightly painted railway wagon! – Hennings Haus: Program 01.  Prod. Channel 4.  Channel 4, 2000. Discovery Education. Web. 31 December 2011. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>

I Live Here

Roman, Yannick and Lukas are in the street together.

Roman: Wohin gehen wir?
Which way shall we go?

Yannick: Links?
Left?

Lukas: Rechts?
Right?

Roman: Geradeaus?
Straight on?

Lukas: Wo ist Hennings Haus?
Where is Henning’s house?

Yannick: Weib ich nicht. Keine Ahnung.
I don’t know. No idea.

Boys stop at ‘Einbahnstrasse’ sign.

Roman, Yannick and Lukas in unison: Rechts? Rechts.
Right? Right.

Vanessa and Frauke come to the Rathaus. They shake their heads with an ‘Uh-er’, and walk off again.
Thayalleni and Svenja run through the town.

Svenja: Diese Tür ist nur grün.
This door is only green.

Thayalleni: Diese Tür ist nur schwarz.
This door is only black.

Svenja: Diese Tür ist nur gelb.
This door is only yellow.

Thayalleni: Diese Tür ist nur blau.
This door is only blue.

Svenja: Diese Tür ist nur rot.
This door is only red.

Thayalleni: Diese Tür ist nur braun.
This door is only brown.

Svenja: Wo ist Hennings Haus? Wohin gehen wir?
Where is Henning’s house? Which way shall we go?

Thayalleni shrugs her shoulders and she and Svenja walk off.

Roman, Lukas and Yannick are still looking for Henning’s house.

Yannick: Wohin gehen wir ?
Which way shall we go?

Roman: Wo ist Hennings Haus?
Where is Henning’s house?

Lukas: Das ist die Nummer sieben.
That’s number seven.

Yannick, Roman and Lukas count from one to ten.

Yannick, Roman and Lukas are outside the post office.

Roman: Aber das ist doch nicht Hennings Haus. Das ist ein Postamt.
But that’s not Henning’s house. That’s the post office.

Deike, Vanessa and Frauke are together in the street.

Deike: Schaut mal her. Da ist ein gelbes Haus.
Look over there. There’s a yellow house.

Vanessa: Das ist kein Haus. Das ist eine Telefonzelle.
That’s not a house. That’s a phone box.

They go over to speak to the postman.

Frauke: Entschuldigen Sie uns bitte, können Sie uns helfen?
Excuse me please, can you help us?

Deike: Wir suchen Hennings Haus.
We’re looking for Henning’s house.

Vanessa: Es hat eine Nummer. Die Nummer ist nicht an der Tür.
It has a number. The number is not on the door.

Deike: Die Tür hat viele Farben.
The door has many colours.

Postman: Nein, es tut mir Leid, dieses Haus kenne ich nicht.
I’m sorry, I don’t know that house.

Yannick, Roman and Lukas go up to Frau Lachmann who is posting a letter.

Roman: Entschuldigung, könnten Sie uns bitte helfen?
Excuse me, can you help us please?

Frau Lachmann: Gerne.
Of course.

Yannick: Wir suchen Hennings Haus.
We’re looking for Henning’s house.

Frau Lachmann: Hennings Haus kenne ich nicht.
I don’t know Henning’s house.

Lukas: Das Haus hat eine Nummer, aber die Nummer ist nicht an der Tür.
The house has a number, but the number is not on the door.

Frau Lachmann: Tut mir Leid.
I’m sorry.

Yannick, Roman and Lukas: Danke. Auf Wiedersehen. Tschüs.
Thank you. Goodbye. Bye.

Children count up to ten in time with images of house numbers.

Being German

 

Hennings Haus: Program 02 (Click here.)

Henning has a big collection of clocks at his house, but he doesn’t know the correct time: all of the clocks are wrong. At last, he manages to set them correctly. The children are watching the clock at school, waiting for half past one when the school day is over. After school, the kids gather at Henning’s House. Everyone is bored. Henning challenges them to a quest which involves beating him in a race against the clock. We see the children racing against Henning, and he uses his magic stopwatch to beat them all until he drops it in the middle of a race. – Hennings Haus: Program 02.  Prod. Channel 4.  Channel 4, 2000. Discovery Education. Web. 31 December 2011. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>

Hennings Haus: Program 03

Henning looks through his meagre wardrobe. Everything is old, and he has nothing to wear. He decides that he needs to buy some new clothes. He sets off on stilts, and arrives in the city of Bremen. In the main square, he meets a group of children who live in the city. They realize that he is a stranger and offer to show him around. He explains that he is on a shopping trip to buy new clothes. The children introduce themselves and describe the clothes that they wear. Henning gives them a challenge to prepare for an outing and to meet him later in the park. This video takes us through the obstacles they face along the way. – Hennings Haus: Program 03.  Prod. Channel 4.  Channel 4, 2000. Discovery Education. Web. 31 December 2011. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>

Hennings Haus: Program 04

Henning practices making animal sounds. The children are outside and hear the dreadful noise coming from Henning’s House. Henning is annoyed that he has been disturbed, but they persuade him to play a game where they all make animal noises and have to guess the animal. Henning challenges them to find something really strange, something which really makes a horrible sound: an animal with four heads, fourteen legs and eight eyes. We follow the children in their quest to find the mystery animal. – Hennings Haus: Program 04.  Prod. Channel 4.  Channel 4, 2000. Discovery Education. Web. 31 December 2011. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>

Hennings Haus: Program 05

The children meet at Henning’s house. He tries to get them to guess what day it is. At last, they realize it’s Henning’s birthday. Then, the children try to guess Henning’s age. They all tell him their ages and about their families and siblings. Henning agrees he will tell them how old he is, but first they have to get ready for his birthday party. He sets them a challenge by asking them to prepare for the party. – Hennings Haus: Program 05. Prod. Channel 4. Channel 4, 2000. Discovery Education. Web. 31 December 2011.

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